Really like it. Bought a new one several years ago. Had a couple older ones over the years. Wondered if anyone ever attached a pulley to the tools and used a separate motor. Been thinking about doing that to the jointer.

I only used one for about a week and made me very thankful my shop (even small) was more than sufficient to jam in stand alone equipment. I know if I used it for any length of time it would become like second nature but it just irked me.

I’ve been a Shopsmith owner/user for 35 years. It’s not a production machine. But then, I’m not a production woodworker. There are now two ‘Smiths in the shop. One is dedicated to rips and cross cuts, with a Jointech router table set up on one end. The other runs the accessory tools and dado blades.